Associate Director, Capital Projects

1 week ago

Footscray, Victoria, Australia Victoria University Full time

Join the university of opportunity:

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Work in a positive, energetic and collaborative team environment:


  • Strong and diverse pipeline of projects:
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The position is located at our Footscray Park Campus

About the role


The Associate Director, Capital Projects is responsible for overseeing the Project Management Office function to deliver critical built infrastructure projects as part of the University's Capital Investment Plan and minor works program.


This position leads a small team of project management professionals, ensuring projects are delivered on-time, within budget and within brief with strict adherence to delegations, policies, processes and best practice industry standards.

This is a 5-year fixed-term contract.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Development, implementation and review of the University's annual Capital Development Program
  • All facets of project / program delivery including ensuring effective management and control of all phases
  • Reporting on all facets of projects and programs including the development of reporting systems
  • Drafting of committee papers
  • Financial management (budget, forecasting etc.) and control
  • Participation in tenders, PCGs and other capital project related meetings
  • Ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance
  • Contracts management
  • High level stakeholder management skills
  • Act as primary source for advice on project management and construction


Reporting to and working closely with the Director, Capital Program & Master Planning, this position will further develop the existing Project Management Office function, ensuring robust processes, controls and systems are in place with emphasis on good-governance and accurate reporting.


About the person

You will possess:

  • Extensive experience in delivery of a program in a senior project manager or program manager role in a large and complex facilities environment.
  • Strategic development and implementation of successful and sustainable capital projects initiatives
  • Proven experience in people management
  • High level experience in and comprehensive knowledge of property and building regulatory requirements, procurement, planning, construction law and project / program management
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, organisational, negotiation and change management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare high quality reports and policy documents

Benefits

  • Salary sacrifice options
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible working arrangements available
  • Onsite gym

How to apply
For a position description, please
click here .**
Applications must be submitted as a single
document comprising:
  • A cover letter
  • Your curriculum vitae/resume, and
  • Your responses to the selection criteria listed in the position description.
**Note: Applications which do not address the selection criteria will NOT be considered

Applications close 11:59pm on Wednesday 24th May at 11.59pm
Victoria University (VU) is the University of the West.

For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne's west and beyond.


We are one of Australia's few dual-sector universities, with currently over 40,000 enrolled vocational and higher education students studying across our campuses.


Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve.

Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.

The VU Values are that we are always:

  • welcoming
- ethical
- shaping the future
- together.

This is the VU Way. We are always WEST.


At VU we believe diversity is a strength - the more diverse perspectives, identities, cultural backgrounds, ages and experience of our students and staff, the better our working environment, research and educational experience of our students.


With a culturally diverse population of students and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, we strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment where all students and staff are respected, valued and enabled to thrive.

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